But despite the number of A-list actresses on-set, there was no tension amongst the cast, and the star is fed up with fending off misogynistic rumors of cat fighting behind the scenes.

She says, “I know how people like to believe that, but it’s a very sexist way of thinking. Nobody ever asks that when men work together in an ensemble cast. I’ve been in the business 10 years and I’ve never had a negative situation with another actress — ever.”

And Mendes, who began her acting career in her twenties, credits her late rise to stardom with helping to keep her down-to-earth, while other female stars battle problems after finding fame at an early age.

She adds, “I just thank my lucky stars for that. There’s a lot of lost souls in Hollywood, a lot of young women who have so much, who come into fame and fortune when they’re young, and it’s very difficult to handle that.”